An additional change that I need to make was in /usr/sbin/wminputd. Had the change the line wminput -c ir_ptr $WIIMOTE_BDADDR & to wminput $WIIMOTE_BDADDR &. Otherwise I could not move the cursor, but the buttons works.Hope it helps. It sure did for me. I dont need to get an exspensive remote now. Or two candles ontop of my TV....

An additional change that I need to make was in /usr/sbin/wminputd. Had the change the line wminput -c ir_ptr $WIIMOTE_BDADDR & to wminput $WIIMOTE_BDADDR &. Otherwise I could not move the cursor, but the buttons works.Hope it helps. It sure did for me. I dont need to get an exspensive remote now. Or two candles ontop of my TV....

Are you saying that this allows you to use the wiimote properly without the need for a sensor bar? Or was this to fix a different problem?

I had a go at all of this last night, but unfortunately it didn't work for me

I followed the wiki exactly, and everything seemed to be fine, except for the final stage where the wiimote is supposed to work! The cursor just didn't move. I've been through it all again and checked my spelling etc, and it's fine. I will say that I used "nano" instead of "vi", but surely that doesn't make a difference?

I tried it with my Wii on (in order to supply some juice to the sensor bar) and with my Wii off, but to no avail. What should the 4 little blue lights on the remote be doing? I tried pressing 1+2 and the red sync button on the back, which makes them flash, but it never "locks on" to anything (unless I have the Wii switched on, in which case I assume it's connecting with the Wii).

Sorry for the vague description guys, but that's all I have. Any tips on diagnosing the problem would be appreciated.

Yep, using a bluetooth dongle. As far as I can tell it's as dead as a can of spam, no response from any of the buttons, no cursor movement, nothing. I was able to obtain the MAC address, so it must be communicating with the dongle on some level at least.

I don't have motion+ attached, or the nunchuk.

After the blue lights have finished flashing, does the first one remain on once connected, or are all of the blue lights meant to turn off?

Yes, the wiimote's MAC address is in /etc/wminputd.conf

I have just noticed that there is some troubleshooting information at the bottom of the wiimote wiki page that describes a problem similar to mine, I will give that a go first. I also have another bluetooth dongle that I might try failing that. Will keep you posted, thanks for your suggestions.

Wow, Here's a thought...Why don't you guys take a look at the Wiimote device template, and ..gee.. I dunno.. TRY TO MAKE IT WORK AUTOMATICALLY?! Dear god, I spent months making the plumbing for it, and it pisses me off that you guys just duct tape over it out of sheer ignorance!

Wow, Here's a thought...Why don't you guys take a look at the Wiimote device template, and ..gee.. I dunno.. TRY TO MAKE IT WORK AUTOMATICALLY?! Dear god, I spent months making the plumbing for it, and it pisses me off that you guys just duct tape over it out of sheer ignorance!

I can't work on everything at once.

-Thom

Firstly, I have to politely ask that you drop the attitude please.

Are you telling us that there IS a device template already (I couldn't see one in the orbiters page), or are you telling us to MAKE a device template for the wiimote from scratch? If it's the latter, then could you please point me in the direction of a some instructions/tutorials/wiki as to how to achieve this?

In any event, is the first step not to try and get it working, and then take it from there once you know what's going on?

Yes I do, I was only asking in order to make life a little bit more unbearable for everybody No really, I didn't know, hence I asked the question. Please show me where this kind of information is documented and I will read up on it.

Anyway thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I shall have a look at it tomorrow and see how I get on.